New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-23
TIE NOBLE ORDER OF MESSENGERS
SECRETS, SIGNS AND GRIPS DlvULGE"

,,,v rur ,pox HEEL or MONOPOLY AND THE
U,ppyns or PARENTS BROKE tP THE ORDER
Tn. Mobile Messengers Brotherhood OF America nus
come TO an untimely end through the troac"ei' -
NJ is most trusted members wIo deoa"cnea ny '"p."
,stc gold betrayed their brothsrs to the Trunk straps CIV
.uncrs NJ mr. feenz parents who do not sec anu aPPo
cate The power Of organization In the reethca''on u
abuses. p,,.,
nc story OF the rise and untmey fate OF the bro'pcr
hood Is told by A. s. Brunswick. who WAS al once 's
founder and president After much hard work MI brhhs
wick succeeded in getting about $50 OF these boys 10
meo. in an uptown hall week ago last Sunday. Among
the rost prominent Brothers Kelly, Quigley anas
C,..p Herbert Laird Callahan. Malone and william
nove They wcie so loud their declarations that Jay
(;oud should DO brought TO his knees that they were
elected TO I'll nearly all Of the offices except that OF pres
.nt The boys were organized aud with the left hand
paced over the breast and the right raised repeated Inc
following pledge after President Brunswick:
Of these 40 ina. %sy be re-
hive eaa m snS that above ii viii
70 my parents relative. nor to any ose 2,
p D me- nor Sa ANY
81 aro as that VIII the per:9n Of
Of h 81 nq s that
viii obsy the and as.t and them In the
S Sr and the NE liberty
'I Ana do further do my utmost to :sSSrs
members and & avoid "a ali dcus With the
so Of soSpany by which snasaySs
4 s IL S s s"s
and ali power use all e9rs 70 hat NAV be-
. n9s% tn defend sss
t sas @ .S v S:
ysI C cr that a. Of fa asy
az: :1an inc an@ ay '
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After the pledge had been duly administered officers
were elected Mr. Brunswick being unanimously elected
president Brother Laird was elected recording secre-
iay Brother Doyle TREASURER , sGs5 SS1
brunswick then explained the secret Work OF the bo'e
hood as followsi
The name OF this association tho Victory ASSOCIATION
Under that name we tra outside business We hire
SndsI that o., :9ere not nam . sa he
Knights Labor the Central Labor Union We arc
entirely sn ns inds % have Af5 %
% nE o Ss viii o o
that unless he knoms how to get ~ .,ue p
on tho outside IThc paper bs v and Oh ~ ihe IS:
that paper the door rest assured there meet
here TO get into the hall yoa MN ap ntGe
The outside win Inc door and yop WIN give The
lners viii give you the pass word before retire You
x @ the os a r sTaS hen by be sn 10
w @1G ss sd @
You will give him the entire part OF tho pass wore no VIII
sT T i ySp ,. eeo Pp' When sA r:
comnauy This alp OF paper Will be passed. 10, We
at arms who stationed al the door hse O 'c
room II the sergeant arms sure you are member ne
a mn order The inner guard 10 admit You wiz then pass
obtration that wipe out 80 long as you
are In the spite you may have against any
ncuber that Will behave while you ale pteseh,
m 4, made in Sign. Tho vcep;esidrh VINO
AT. al the the door Will answer to Seh ny
niacnr the index his hoar. You ten sit Gown
md whether boy you meet In the street IS union 10y,
Won max. this Sign your hand over we
iet eve n boy he Will answer by running ny
rght his right Under no circumstance must
,on run IN 10 DO this n tho boy you meet IN the
don't call MS ot
but auietly paas and undrrtone say cow II ne
ia a nnion boy he vii Calves IT no then aoes NOT
you can he docs belong TO the union
ANY one You careful how make them ana not
hink lot You have sworn TO Keep secret az hgns
and hold promscA Tho GRIP inc
nary IL made by press on the thno AIS W
be used only when you recognize union boy.
The dues were put ut twenty-five cents week ana
al rs dues were collected. A land fund was hI'o
started and twenty two cents was collected HE next
morning company was In possession OF tho minutes
of the meeting and the pledge aud secret work ana s
of members Tho circular addressed 10 parents ana
by superintendent Sanford followed ana last
week IL was with much pain that many OF the Boys
slowly went their rounds The strike which was intended
vas nipped IA bud another scheme N Dring Jay
Gould 10 MA knees had failed and again monopoly hsd
nut its iron heel the neck OF downtrodden amor
President Brunswick made an investigation and made up
his mind that the traitors were Brothers Kelly, Qnigey
alias Green, Laird. Callahan, Malone ana Doyle me
broker up for the present and there VIII
be no general strike.